{"id":32807,"date":"2020-11-19T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/?p=32807"},"modified":"2020-11-20T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:14:34","slug":"a-trip-to-the-moon-with-a-space-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/en\/a-trip-to-the-moon-with-a-space-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip to the Moon with a Space Entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The story of how Raycho Raychev met a class of curious students online and inspired them to learn more about space<\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Distance learning and all measures taken to limit the spread of coronavirus at school changed the normal dynamics of our classrooms. A lot of what teachers had planned had to be revisited and redesigned. Even the youngest students, who still go to school for in-person training, had to change their everyday habits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the online meeting with Raycho Raychev<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, every problem presents an opportunity. On the plus side, distance learning allows teachers to invite external guests in their classes much faster and easier, while having just as big of an impact on their students as in pre-pandemic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radina Mindeva, \u201cA New Way to Teaching\u201d alumna and English teacher at Private Elementary School \u201cProgressive Education\u201d, is living proof of that. At the beginning of November she helped all class teachers at her school to provoke their students even more and to expand their knowledge of space – a topic that they had recently studied. They decided to do that by inviting space entrepreneur Raycho Raychev<\/a> to visit their school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit was no coincidence. Radina turned to Teach For Bulgaria for help. She asked us to recommend someone who was somehow involved in this topic of interest and who would be inspirational for the students. Raycho was perfect for that. He is a space explorer and has been one of our true supporters for years. He was one of the stars of the Inspirational Leaders Charity Auction<\/a> in 2019. He is also the founder of the educational program Space Challenges<\/a> and is very interested in figuring out how to get more children to love space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raycho Raychev<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe that our greatest responsibility is to create a good foundation for future generations. I am convinced that their dreams and ideas will be much bigger than ours,\u201d said Raycho about his decision to meet Radina\u2019s students.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Radina prepped Raycho for his virtual visit by telling him more about what her students had learned about space at school and what they found interesting about this topic: new research on some basic phenomena in space, space technology, its impact on our lives, and space tourism.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raycho had a zoom meeting with the students on November 5. Thirty-five students from both branches of the progressive school in Sofia joined the conference call. The children learned more about space technology and the important aspects of outer space systems. They learned more about the study of a comet during the Rosetta mission and were very impressed by the fact that there was going to be a new mission to the Moon. Raycho even told them that in 15 years some of them would already have been to the Moon and back. The children were very interested in the nano satellites which Raycho\u2019s company, EnduroSat<\/a>, creates and sends in space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the students, however, this meeting wasn\u2019t just a hypothetical trip to the Moon. From the perspective of his experience, Raycho took advantage of the opportunity to send a more universal message to the children. He encouraged them to be responsible, hard working and to rely on each other, if they want to be successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone was excited for many days after the meeting and could not stop talking about Raycho\u2019s virtual visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raycho, on the other hand, shared \u201cI received more than I gave today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want to organize a similar experience for your students or to be an inspirational guest in someone\u2019s classroom, reach out to <\/strong>development@zaednovchas.bg<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Expect more information about our special matching platform for guest-speakers and teachers pretty soon. We are working on it in collaboration with Vratsa Software and Emilian Kadyiski from the first class of \u201cA New Way to Teaching\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will make it easier for teachers, professionals, and corporations to meet and support every student\u2019s success. The platform will be free for all users and available to all teachers in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more stories like this one here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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